Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus
Belarus: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 11.73 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 11.73 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus peaked at 16.26 percent in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.73 percent, in 2023.
Belarus ranks 120th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15.42 percent | — |
| 1993 | 15.31 percent | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.66 percent | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 14.59 percent | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.58 percent | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.72 percent | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 14.77 percent | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.67 percent | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 14.76 percent | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.99 percent | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 16.21 percent | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.26 percent | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.22 percent | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.22 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.25 percent | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.15 percent | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.17 percent | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.08 percent | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.97 percent | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.89 percent | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.54 percent | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.95 percent | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.01 percent | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 13.71 percent | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.49 percent | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 13.07 percent | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.96 percent | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.65 percent | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.42 percent | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 12.09 percent | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.81 percent | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 11.73 percent | -0.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 11.73 percent is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 11.73 percent is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.84 percent | 14.58 percent | 15.42 percent | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.03 percent | 14.76 percent | 16.26 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.22 percent | 12.65 percent | 15.97 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.01 percent | 11.73 percent | 12.42 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus was 11.73 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 16.26 percent in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.73 percent in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Belarus ranks 120th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).